Instructions for Authors

Note regarding SIAM's macros: Authors are highly encouraged to prepare their papers using SIAM's standard LaTeX 2e macros. Although doing so is optional, using the SIAM macros enables features that will aid editors and referees during review as well as reducing the time needed to process a paper after acceptance. If an author chooses not to use the SIAM macros, the SIAM office will reformat Plain TeX and AMSTeX files to use SIAM's standard LaTeX 2e macros after the paper has been accepted for publication. The SIAM standard LaTeX 2e macro package and documentation are available here or by email request to tex@siam.org.

Submitting a Manuscript

SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis (SIMA)
accepts submissions in electronic form. Hard-copy submissions will not be considered.
Please enter submissions directly into the Journal Submission &
Tracking System at
http://sima.siam.org. Authors should
submit both the manuscript and a cover letter in PDF format. Note: Figures, if any,
must be embedded "inline" in the manuscript.

If you have not used the Journal Submission & Tracking System
previously click on "New authors should register for an account." Fill out
name, address, e-mail and other contact information requested. You now
have a username and password. If you're an author, you can click on the
Submit Manuscript link under Author Tasks. The manuscript submission
process, including uploading your files, should take no longer than a few minutes. Instructions for using the Journal Submission & Tracking System are available here.

If you have any questions at any time, e-mail SIAM directly at
sima@siam.org.

Submission of a manuscript to a SIAM journal is representation by the author that the manuscript has not been published or submitted simultaneously for publication elsewhere. Papers that have appeared in conference proceedings, or that have appeared elsewhere only in abbreviated form, may be considered for publication if significantly revised. If a paper has appeared previously, in any form, authors must clearly indicate this in both their cover letter and a footnote on the first page of the paper.

If your paper contains material (for example, tables or figures) from another source, that material must be accompanied by written permission from the copyright holder. Permission is needed in cases of alternations to the original, as well. Complete addresses(including e-mail addresses and fax and phone numbers) should be provided for all authors. To assist referees unpublished references can also be submitted with an indication of whether they have been accepted for publication.

Authors may suggest an editor from among those listed on the journal's
masthead, but the Editor-in-Chief has the exclusive right to assign papers
to members of the editorial board. The editors reserve the right to reject
any manuscript that does not conform to the journal's standards.

Supplementary Materials
Authors are encouraged to submit Supplementary Materials to complement articles in SIMA. Supplementary Materials are not refereed but will be available to referees. These might include additional figures or examples, animations, data sets used in the paper, computer code used to generate figures or tables, or other materials that are necessary to fully document the research in the paper or to facilitate the readers' ability to understand and extend the work. See Supplementary Materials for more information.

Original scholarship: A large duplication of another author's or one's own work is a sign of poor scholarship. There is also a copyright issue if the source is not cited. Your manuscript should provide proper citations, use quotation marks or indentation (for quotations of five or more lines) to indicate borrowed wording, and minimize duplication. Refusal by an author to make these necessary changes is grounds for rejection.

Potentially Offensive Material: There is no general rule on what material is appropriate for publication in SIAM Publications. However, if a handling editor believes that the use of some material (text, images, etc.) may offend SIAM readers, the publication reverts to the editor-in-chief who will engage in an exchange with the authors on the need for the particular material and whether alternatives can be identified to express the same results. Unless the authors can make convincing arguments that the particular material is essential to convey the scientific contribution, it is expected that the material be replaced prior to review and further consideration for publication.

Resubmission: A resubmission of a manuscript previously rejected by this journal will generally not be considered for publication. If the author seeks an exception to this policy, or if the manuscript was previously rejected by another SIAM journal, the history of the manuscript will be available to the handling editor and possibly to referees. The cover letter should give a detailed response explaining how each comment of the previous referees has been addressed. The manuscript might be sent to the same editor and referees or to different ones.

TeX papers: Authors of accepted papers are encouraged to submit
their TeX files to SIAM for typesetting. (SIAM cannot accept electronic
files for papers produced on any other typesetting or word processing
system.) More detailed information on SIAM's TeX-typesetting procedures is sent to authors upon receipt of manuscript submissions.

Illustrations: All illustrations must be of professional quality with no handwritten elements. Note that tables and algorithms are not considered figures and should not be treated as such. Illustrations must be numbered consecutively and cited in the text. If your article is accepted for publication, SIAM will accept electronic (TeX, PDF, PNG, JPG, and EPS) figure files. Hand-drawn artwork will not be accepted. SIAM will not redraw figures. Illustrations must use lines 1 point or thicker; thinner lines may break up or disappear when printed. When choosing line weight and character size, keep in mind that illustrations may be reduced.

Color text and color figures: SIAM journals are printed in black and white. For optimum quality all text within the article must be in black. Though art may appear in color online, it is printed in color only when it is deemed by the editor to be scientifically necessary. If it is your wish or expectation that any of the figures in your paper appear in color in the printed version, please inform us immediately. Color art that is not deemed scientifically necessary by the editor can be printed in color at the author's expense.

Title: Titles should be brief and appropriate for indexing and
should specifically describe the content of the paper.

Abstract: An abstract not exceeding 250 words that summarizes the
principal techniques and conclusions of the manuscript in relation to
known results must accompany each manuscript. Because the abstract must be
able to stand independently, mathematical formulas and bibliographic
references should be kept to a minimum; bibliographic references must be
written out in full (not given by number).

Key words and AMS subject classifications: Lists of key words and
AMS subject classifications must accompany all articles. The subject
classifications are listed in the Annual Index of Mathematical
Reviews and can be accessed or searched online at
http://www.ams.org/msc/.

Abbreviated title: An abbreviated title, which will be used as a
running head, must accompany all articles, must not consist of more than
50 characters (including spaces), and must not contain abbreviations.

References: References should be listed in either alphabetical
order or order of citation at the end of the manuscript. The following
reference styles should be used:

Citations within the text: A consistent style should be used, and
the style of in-text citations should conform to the reference style
chosen. To refer to a specific page or item in an article or book the
following formats may be used: [2, p. 51]; [M, p. 51]; Mandelbrot [2, p.
51]; or Mandelbrot (1977, p. 51).